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Personal data Abraham Ghormley 

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Household of Abraham Ghormley

He is married to Elizabeth McAlister.

They got married on June 26, 1788 at Centre Presbyterian Church, Loysville, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten, he was 29 years old.Sources 2, 5


Child(ren):

  1. Hugh Ghormley  1789-1843
  2. John Ghormley  1790-1814
  3. Jincy Ghormley  1792-????
  5. William Ghormley  1796-1800
  7. Elizabeth Ghormley  1800-1826
  8. Lucretia Ghormley  1802-????
  9. Hannah Ghormley  1802-1858

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    Sources

    2. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: 8910.250; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 / Ancestry.com
    3. Oregon State Roster of Ancestors, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1963, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    4. Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    5. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 149 : 1919 / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday December 26, 1758

    • The temperature on December 26, 1758 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: geheel betrokken vochtig. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1758: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 24 » During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763).
      • June 30 » Seven Years' War: Habsburg Austrian forces destroy a Prussian reinforcement and supply convoy in the Battle of Domstadtl, helping to expel Prussian King Frederick the Great from Moravia.
      • July 8 » French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York.
      • October 14 » Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.
      • November 25 » French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.
      • December 25 » Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.

    Day of marriage June 26, 1788

    • The temperature on June 26, 1788 was about 16.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1788: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 2 » Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
      • January 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
      • February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
      • February 9 » The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
      • April 7 » American pioneers to the Northwest Territory establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
      • May 8 » King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.

    Day of death May 13, 1848

    • The temperature on May 13, 1848 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
    • In the year 1848: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • January 24 » California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.
      • March 15 » A revolution breaks out in Hungary. The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform party.
      • March 18 » March Revolution: In Berlin there is a struggle between citizens and military, costing about 300 lives.
      • March 20 » German revolutions of 1848–49: King Ludwig I of Bavaria abdicates.
      • May 19 » Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for US$15million.
      • November 3 » A greatly revised Dutch constitution, drafted by Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, severely limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy, and strengthening the powers of parliament and ministers, is proclaimed.
    

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